Sprints are the switch up you need right now. Not only is sprinting a more mentally stimulating activity than hours spent jogging, it’s easier on your joints, boosts muscle growth, builds speed and burns calories like no other.

The best place to do sprint workouts in either on a running track, or some sort of turf field. If you have cleats or feel comfortable doing sprints on grass, by all means go ahead, but be aware the risks of slipping and falling without adequate grip.

Warm-Up

Almost more important than the sprint workout itself is a good warm-up and stretching before / after. If you’re not prepared to warm-up and stretch, don’t sprint! Otherwise your risk of injury goes through the roof.

If you have a favored warm-up routine, feel free to follow that combined with static stretching.

Sprint straight up 5m, shuffle laterally 10m right, stop, shuffle laterally 10m left, back peddle 5m (to where you started) then up again 5m, laterally right 10m, laterally left 10m, back 5m, then finish with a final 5m sprint straight ahead